A big day for Christian Louboutin, who on top of the “Tartan” Rollerboy Spikes Slip-Ons below also is unveiling 2 colorways of their Alfie Flat silhouette. The first high-top shoe (above) features an upper made mostly of black velvet with glossy black watersnake, gold patent leather, hiking boot-inspired cross lacing and a heel strap. The […]

We’ve seen several varitities of Christian Louboutin’s Rollerboy Spikes shoes, but these add a new edge to the already attention-grabbing slip-on. The “Tartan” model employs a plaid English tartan pattern under the forest of spikes, adding more punk to an already punk rock piece of footwear. The Christian Louboutin “Tartan” Rollerboy Spikes are part of the […]

Unotre brings us stylist Robert Verdi’s latest creation, an inspired conflation of vintage Hermès silk scarves and Vans classic slip-ons. Verdi takes the bold and bright graphics which the house of Hermès was built on and applies it to the timeless sneaker, creating headturning shoes to wear to this weekend’s BBQ. Nice one. via Highsnob

It’s time to start thinking about warm weather shoes, and to start retiring some of your winter gear as March approaches. Getting us in that mindset is Yohji Yamamoto and the latest set of men’s 100% cotton Slip-on sneakers from his Spring/Summer 2011 collection. The highly comfortable 12 eyelet canvas sneakers come in a navy […]

Legendary New York hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits — who just happen to be one of the all time favorites here at The Meadows — team up with Vans to lace out two of their classic designs. Lead singer Civ (Anthony Civarelli) lends Vans canvas Sk8-Hi and Slip-on styles some vibrant color schemes inspired by Gorilla […]

Seeing as Native American prints have peaked in the streetwear game, you knew it wouldn’t take long before brands started venturing a bit further south of the border. Enter this latest iteration of Van’s slip-on, the “Guata Stripe”, which appropriates boldly colorful indigenous Guatemalan fabric patterns onto their classic silhouette. There’s a fine line between […]

You know those days when you’re too lazy to even bend down and tie your shoelaces? People warn of the danger in wearing your sneakers so lackadaisically, barely on your feet, slipping further and further away from you with every step. Well, Hussein Chalayan is capitalizing on the half-assed nature of today’s youth with his […]

Fin’s has released their new Amalfi collection that is blatantly inspired by a combination of the coastal Italian city and 1950s style. They’re made from linen and nubuck, which makes them very lightweight, and they’re finished with none other than a rubber sole. They come in three color combination’s: Ravello, Sorrento, and Positano (visit the […]